, 1887-06-02
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Our Soions Concentrate n Large Amount
Of business In One Meeting of
the city Council.

Memoefs prcsent-DueDer, Johnson,
Clouyh, Arthur, Bishop. Absent
Hoover and Dennis.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
A petition from Rev. Father Cataldo
was presented by Hon. Paul Strobach,
asking that IL strip OF land extending
from Main to Front street, between
the old townsite and Havermale's
addition adjoining the Catholic
church be declared vacated, setting
forth that the townsite owners have
signitied their Willingness to quit.claim
the strip to the society, and that the
ground will be used for the purpose of
erecting school building thereon, and
asking that the city council relnquish
all title and claim TO said tract by the
city in form Of the petitioner. On mot
ion OF Kaufman it was ordered that an
ordinance be drawn conforming to
said petition and presented before ad-
journment.
Mayor Taylor stated that n hook
and ladder outfit had been ordered
from the Silsby Manufacturing COM
pany to he shipped as soon as arrange
nients with the N. p. X. X. for transpor-
tation had been made.
An ordinance mending the ordin-
ance relative to license for selling in.
toxicating liquors at retail was read
the second time and on motion was
put upon its final passage. Carried.
A petition Was read from Mr.. Mon.
Afghan asking for an eXtention from
Main st. along Bernard to Front ST.,
OF water mans, offering to advance
the necessary amount required to do
the work and take city warrants at s
per cent. in payment of same. 1t was
ordered that the matter be referred to
the committee on fire and water with
power to act.
An ordinance entitled "Requiring
owners OF buildings to make connec-
tions with main sewers" was read the
second time, and amended to read call
lots fronting on streets with main
sewer" and put on its final passage
and carried.
On motion the ordinance vacating
the strip of land mentioned in the Pc
tition of Father Cataldo was voted
down and referred to the committee
on streets and alleys.
Ordered that when this council ad-
journ it adjourn to meet next Friday
evening ut 8 o'clock to hear report of
said committee. Carried.
Ordinances establishing the grades
of Third and Main streets were read
the first time and on motion the rules
were suspended and ordinances put on
final passage. The ordinances read
by title the second time and passed.
Ordinances providing for the grad
ing of Third and Main streets read the
second time and upon motion were
passed
An ordinance relating to the con-
street, and an ordinance relating to
vacating alleys, and an ordinance re-
lating to penalty for the offense of as
sault and battery were read and tabled.
An ordinance fixing the salary OF
the engineer of sewers was read the
first time and upon motion the rules
were suspended and the same read q
second time by title and passed.
An ordinance establishing assess
| ment districts on Sprague street was
read the first time and laid over to the
next regular meeting.
An ordinance amending an ordi
nance relating to license and tax and
issuance of license, read first time and
laid over to next meeting.
An ordinance to amend sections two
and nine of an ordinance entitled Gar
ordinance fixing and regulating the
use OF sewers" read first time and
upon motion the rules were suspended
and the same read by title the seconc
time and passed.
A petition asking permission to Oh
struct streets from NJ. ID. Dobson, reat
and granted
Petition signed by numerous resi-
dents on south side OF track asking
that an extension OF the water mains
be ordered laid commencing ut the
present water main at the intersection
of Howard and s cond streets, theme,
Howard and Third streets, thence cas-
to Bernard street, with such othel
mains and lateral branches as may b.
deemed necessary. Petition laid owe
to next regular meeting.
A petition from the city police force
asking an increase of from $50 to 81!
per month read, and on motion re
ferred to finance committee.
Petition from J. N. Squier relating
to n sewer from Howard to Main stree
and forty feet beyond read and re
ferred to committee on fire and water
A petition asking for extension O
water mains through Washington
street along Stevens and Fourth street
and Third streets, signed by resident
along the proposed line was read, ant
upon motion was referred to committee
ON fire and water.
Reports OF chief Of police, police
Justice and superintendent of waite
works referred to finance committee
The following bills were read and Oh
motion we're referred TO finance com
mittee: